The Party Album (Vengaboys album)

Not to be confused with Up & Down – The Party Album, a 1998 album by the same artist.

The Party Album
Studio album (reissue)by Vengaboys
Released	4 June 1999
Genre	Eurodance, Trance
Label	Breakin', Jive, Positiva, Groovilicious, Avex Trax
Producer	Vengaboys
Vengaboys chronology
Greatest Hits! Part 1 (1998) The Party Album (1999) The Remix Album (1999)
Singles from The Party Album
"Up and Down" Released: February 1998 "We Like to Party (The Vengabus)" Released: May 1998 "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" Released: October 1998 "We're Going to Ibiza" Released: March 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

The Party Album (stylized as The Party Album!) is the international debut album by Dutch dance group Vengaboys. The standard version is the same track-listing as Greatest Hits! Part 1 .

Content

Four singles were released internationally from The Party Album: "Up & Down" "We Like to Party (The Vengabus)", "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going to Ibiza". The album includes two previously Benelux released singles "Parada de Tettas" and "To Brazil!". ^{[3] [4] [5]} Entertainment Daily lists "We're Going to Ibiza" as their sixth and final single of this album. ^[6]

Track listings

The Party Album! – Australia & New Zealand version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Like to Party (The Vengabus)"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	3:41
2.	"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	3:22
3.	"Ho Ho Vengaboys"	Pronti and Kalmani	3:40
4.	"Up and Down"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	4:03
5.	"We're Going to Ibiza"	Geraint Hughes, Jeffrey Calvert, Danski, DJ Delmundo	3:09
6.	"Parada de Tettas"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	4:04
7.	"To Brazil!"	Jorge Lima Menezes, Ary Barroso, Danski, DJ Delmundo	3:06
8.	"Movin' Around"	Pronti and Kalmani	3:48
9.	"You & Me"	Aircheck	5:24
10.	"The Vengabeat"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	4:09
11.	"Paradise..."	Danski, DJ Delmundo	7:06
12.	"Superfly Slick Dick"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	5:20
13.	"All Night Passion"	Aircheck	3:42
14.	"24 Hours"	Danski, DJ Delmundo	6:39
15.	"Vengababes from Outer Space" (Australian exclusive)	Danski, DJ Delmundo	3:25
16.	"Nick Skitz Vengaboy Megamix" (Australian exclusive)		7:09
17.	"We Like to Party" (Jason Nevins clubmix)	Danski, DJ Delmundo	6:15

The Party Album! – UK standard version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)"	3:41
2.	"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"	3:22
3.	"Up and Down"	3:59
4.	"Ho Ho Vengaboys!"	3:41
5.	"To Brazil!"	3:07
6.	"We're Going to Ibiza"	3:38
7.	"Vengababes from Outer Space"	3:26
8.	"Superfly Slick"	5:21
9.	"Movin' Around"	3:48
10.	"The Vengabeat"	4:09
11.	"You and Me"	5:24
12.	"Paradise..."	7:07

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 26 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [9] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 9 French Albums (SNEP) [11] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 18 Malaysian Albums (RIM) [13] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 5 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 6 Portuguese Albums Chart [16] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 7 Spanish Albums Chart [18] 11 Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 26 UK Albums (OCC) [21] 6 US Billboard 200 [22] 86

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] 20 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 13 UK Albums (OCC) [26] 20 Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [27] 155 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 36

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [30]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Chile (IFPI)	—	73,911 [31]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [9]	Platinum	50,000^
France (SNEP) [32]	Gold	100,000*
India	—	650,000 [33]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34]	5× Platinum	75,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [35]	Gold	25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [36]	Gold	50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [37]	Gold	40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [38]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [39]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA) [40]	Gold	500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [41]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Vengaboys". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
3. "Review: "The Party Album!" by Vengaboys (CD, 1999)". 18 September 2015.
4. "Timmy Trumpet and Vengaboys: The Collaboration You Never Knew You Needed... Till Now".
5. "This Punk Band Will Definitely Land in Your Spam Folder". Wired.
6. "Britain's Favourite 90s Songs: Who were the Vengaboys and where did they come from?". 23 July 2021.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
9. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 19". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-10-03.
10. "Vengaboys: Up & Down - The Party Album!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
11. "Lescharts.com – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
13. "Best Selling International Albums". New Straits Times . Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved November 25, 2023. Album sales figures provided by RIM chart for week ending April 7
14. "Charts.nz – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
16. "Top 10 Albums" . Retrieved 20 February 2019.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
18. "LISTAS DE AFYVE: 1999 Albumes (2ª parte)". 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Vengaboys – Up & Down - The Party Album!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
22. "Vengaboys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
23. "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
24. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 8 September 2016.
25. "Top Selling Albums of 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
26. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
27. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam! . Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
28. "Top Selling Albums of 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 8 August 2012.
30. "Canadian album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album". Music Canada . Retrieved 8 August 2012.
31. "Chilean Locals, Colombian Giveaways & Argentine Expansion". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 8. Nielsen Business Media. 19 February 2000. p. LM-6. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
32. "French album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 2014-09-28.
33. Bhusan, Nyay (21 April 2001). "Global Music Pulse - In A Country". Billboard. p. 59. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
34. "New Zealand album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 2024-11-20.
35. "Norwegian album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
36. "Spanish Certifications for 1996-1999". Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano.
37. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
38. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Party Album')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
39. "British album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 8 August 2012.
40. "American album certifications – Vengaboys – The Party Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
41. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 March 2014.